Part 1/5: Why you don’t need kids to be fulfilled. The Myth: “Your life just doesn’t have meaning until you have kids.” One of the many warnings matronly women like to give childfree women and couples is that their lives will be shallow without children. Sure, you can do whatever you want now, but all […]
“Maybe you just don’t realize you want children.” If you’re a childfree woman, you’ve almost certainly been told that having children is normal. That you’ll regret it if you don’t. That you secretly want children deep, deep down inside. If you’re beginning to feel like it might not be so bad to give in to […]
Now that I’ve reached the big 3-0, maybe people will begin to see me as a childless woman, rather than a woman who simply hasn’t realized she wants kids yet. I don’t dislike kids. I get along with most kids very well. I’ve simply decided not to raise them. But this decision has perplexed some […]
Please note: There are parents who do truly seem to enjoy having children. But this small minority is not being addressed in this week’s comic.
Are childfree people selfish? This belief seems to be widely accepted, even though there’s not much evidence for it. The idea that not having kids makes you a bad person is harmful, and not just to childfree people. I believe it could sway people who don’t truly want kids to have them, and that doesn’t […]
Who is the cool aunt? Lots of families have one. You may have had one growing up. That one, childless aunt who always gave the best presents. The one who, in contrast to all the other grown ups, paid attention to what you were saying and listened to your side in a dispute. The one […]